Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

Developer: Imagineering   Publisher: THQ   Release: 12/92    Genre: Platformer Looking back it is odd how Swamp Thing had a spike in popularity. Many writers did astounding work on the Vertigo series but I cannot imagine it was a...
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Tinhead

Tinhead

Developer: Micropose    Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte    Release: 10/94    Genre: Platformer As the mascot platformers raged on to the end of the 16-bit generation developers would finally “get” it. The realization that it takes more than a cute fa...
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Klonoa 2 –  Lunatea’s Veil

Klonoa 2 – Lunatea’s Veil

, Developer: Namco    Publisher: Namco    Release: 07/25/01   Genre: Platformer Klonoa was a breath of fresh air for platformers during the 32-bit era. While many developers were going full 3d like Mario 64 Klonoa was a throwback to the 16-bit...
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Alfred Chicken

Alfred Chicken

Developer: Twilight   Publisher: Mindscape    Release: 02/94    Genre: Platformer Alfred Chicken. For such an obscure title it received heavy print advertising back in the day. I could not turn a page in a magazine without seeing his big stupid...
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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Developer: Inti Creates   Publisher: Inti Creates  Release: 07/20/20  Genre: Platformer                      Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, XBox One, PC Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon was a nice callback for fans of old school Castl...
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Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 3

Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 3

Developer: Masaya   Publisher: Masaya   Release: 02/28/92   Genre: Action Shockman was a valiant attempt at providing the Turbo Grafx-16 with some Mega Man inspired action. But while it kind of had the look ultimately the game was disappointing...
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Dragon’s Lair NES

Dragon’s Lair NES

Developer: Motivetime   Publisher: CSG Imagesoft    Release: 12/29/90   Genre: Platformer If you grew up with the NES than you were accustomed to arcade ports that differed from the source material. In some cases this was for the better. Contra...
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Aero the Acrobat

Aero the Acrobat

Developer: Iguana    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 10/12/93   Genre: Platformer Sunsoft were a powerhouse on the NES and one of its best developers. They made that hardware sing like few others and are one of the reasons why the NES...
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The Goonies

The Goonies

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/21/86   Genre: Platformer What happened to the Goonies I? I am sure I am not alone in wondering that when the Goonies II released in America. Any child of the 80s is familiar with...
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Super Ninja Kun

Super Ninja Kun

Developer: Jaleco   Publisher: Jaleco    Release: 08/05/94   Genre: Platformer Jaleco was always a mid-sized publisher who never quite reached the level of Capcom or Konami. They published a wide variety of titles but their most well known in the...
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